Nanaimo Bars

NANAIMO BARS are the creamy, chocolatey, 3-layer squares that have delighted dessert lovers around the world since at least the 1940s. While the popularity of this unique BC confection is undisputed, its origins are less certain. The most common legend says that an unknown post-WWII homemaker entered her chocolate square recipe in a contest, naming it after her hometown. A more obscure legend credits British families who sent the bars to their COAL miner relatives in NANAIMO, assuming they...

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